How do you pronounce twelfth?

The recorded pronunciation is /twɛlfθ/ [tʰw̥ɛɫfθ].

Where does twelfth come from?

It is traced to Middle English.

twelfth

/twɛlfθ/ [tʰw̥ɛɫfθ]

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.51 in modern English

Syllables: twelfth
IPA: /twɛlfθ/ [tʰw̥ɛɫfθ]

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Meaning

adj

The ordinal form of the number twelve, describing a person or thing in position number 12 of a sequence.

noun

One of twelve equal parts of a whole.

noun

An interval equal to an octave plus a fifth.

name

Synonym of Orangemen's Day.

Example Sentences

"The answer appears on the twelfth page of the book."
"She finished twelfth in the race."
"A twelfth of 240 is 20."
"Five twelfths of the population voted in support of the proposal."

Etymology

From Middle English twelfthe, twelfte, from Old English twelfta (“twelfth”), from Proto-Germanic *twaliftô (“twelfth”), equivalent to twelve + -th (ordinal suffix). Cognate with Scots twalt (“twelfth”), Saterland Frisian tweelfte (“twelfth”), West Frisian tolfde (“twelfth”), Dutch twaalfde (“twelfth”), German Low German twalfde, twalvde (“twelfth”), German zwölfte (“twelfth”), Danish tolvte (“twelfth”), Swedish tolfte (“twelfth”), Icelandic tólfta (“twelfth”).

Origin

Source language: Middle English

Word Breakdown

Root: twelfthe, twelfta, *twaliftô

Regional Pronunciation

American English: /twɛlfθ/ [tʰw̥ɛɫfθ]
British English: /twɛlfθ/ [tʰw̥ɛɫfθ]

Inflected Forms

twelfe (alternative) twelveth (alternative) twelfths (plural) the Twelfth (canonical)

Derived Forms

Twelfth twelfthly Twelfthtide

Phrases

Glorious Twelfth Twelfth cake twelfth cranial nerve Twelfth Day twelfth-day cake twelfth grade twelfth grader twelfth man

Synonyms

Orangemen's Day 12th XIIth XII dozenth uncia one-twelfth twelfth part duodecimal

Rhymes With

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